verbally

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Recent Examples of verbally Shortly thereafter, multiple rallies sprang up in support of Cunningham; Celeste Keaton, a co-owner of the Seattle Storm, was suspended after verbally confronting a pair of teenage fans during a game who were holding signs supporting Cunningham. Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 Lockport’s Kyla Mitchell hasn’t officially declared a major after verbally committing to Virginia. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Conviser’s case, which was partially dismissed for lack of standing, accused legendary DePaul softball coach Eugene Lenti of verbally and mentally abusing his athletes and physically assaulting a staffer. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026 This situation is less than a month removed from two teenagers who were verbally attacked by a co-owner of the Seattle Storm, Celeste Keaton, for simply wearing XX-XY T-shirts courtside, causing one of them to cry. Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for verbally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbally
Adverb
  • Former grand mufti Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, an Assad loyalist who was vocally in support of the government's policies, was convicted of inciting violence and justifying murder.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Because Keegan is loved — loved — in this place and the emotion has been expressed vocally often.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • That is, the ability to provide the benefits of modern speech interfaces without the need for users to speak audibly, even at a whisper.
    Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was interrupted multiple times on Wednesday, as the Massachusetts woman audibly sobbed in response to testimony about the autopsies of her deceased children.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • If there isn’t an official audiobook, the PocketBook Q’s natural-sounding Text-to-Speech function will read any text file aloud for you.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • And a great way to get a kid interested in a story is by reading it aloud to them.
    Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Verbally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbally. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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